FORMING POSITIVE HABITS

It is never too late to change. Regardless of our age or how old the habit has been, this can be done by awareness and using techniques that modify behavior. We hear all the time that you can't teach an old dog new tricks. We are human beings, not dogs. Neither are we performing tricks. We can unlearn self-destructive behavior and learn positive behavior.

 The secret of successful people is that they form the habit of doing things that failures don't like to do and won't do. Just think about the things that failures don't like to do. They are the same things that successful people don't like to do but they do them anyway. For example, failures don't like discipline, hard work, or keeping commitments. Successful people also dislike discipline, hard work (an athlete doesn't like and want the discipline to get up and train every day but he does it regardless), but they do it anyway because they have formed the habit of doing things that failures don't like to do.

 All habits start small but end up eventually being very difficult to break. Attitudes are habits and can be changed. It is a question of breaking and replacing old negative habits with new and positive ones. It is easier to prevent bad habits than to overcome them. Good habits come from overcoming temptation.

 Happiness and unhappiness are a habit. Excellence is the result of repeated conscious effort until it becomes a habit. It needs enough practice to become a habit. We all have some negative habits that are pulling us down. 

Take 15 minutes alone and undisturbed to make a list of all the negative habits that are pulling you down.-------------------------

Take 15 minutes alone and undisturbed to make a list of all positive habits you want to develop.

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